Animal Care Associate (EG)

Charles River; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 20,457 - 29,136; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Paid time off

Health and wellness coverage

Job summary

Charles River in Wilmington, MA, is seeking an Animal Care Associate to manage the health and welfare of research animals. In this entry-level role, you will perform tasks such as feeding, handling rodents, and data entry while ensuring compliance with all animal welfare standards.

The position offers a Monday to Friday schedule with early shifts. Ideal candidates should possess strong computer and communication skills, with an hourly pay rate of $18.00 and various benefits to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Sufficient computer knowledge to use a tablet computer.
• Clear and effective communication abilities.
• Respect for and engagement with diverse cultures.

Responsibilities

• Perform entry-level husbandry tasks for laboratory animals.
• Maintain and monitor health of rat and mouse colonies.
• Ensure compliance with animal welfare standards.

Skills

Computer skills

Communication

Animal handling

Tools

Microsoft Office

Internet Colony Management (ICM)

Job description

Job Summary

As an Animal Care Associate for our GEMS Breed Group in Wilmington, MA. The GEMS Animal Care Associate will learn how and continue to maintain and monitor the health, production, and physical environment of client or Charles River Laboratories (CRL) animals housed at CRL facilities. These environments may include isolators or individual ventilated cages (IVC).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform entry-level husbandry tasks, including supplying food, bedding, water and environmental enrichment.
• Maintain rat and mouse colonies, including setting up matings, weaning and sexing of offspring, genetic sampling of animals.
• Handle rodents (mice and rats), including restraining of animals for collection of fecal pellets, ear/tail sampling as well as tagging animals for identification.
• Observe animals for any abnormalities or common health issues.
• Identify and select specific animals for customer shipments, genotyping, health monitoring, matings, transfers or other various tasks as needed.
• Learn, understand, and comply with all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with direct supervision and instruction for most processes/tasks.
• Learn and strictly follow all animal welfare standards and biosecurity procedures necessary to maintain isolator integrity and animal health status, including the proper sterilization and entry of supplies/animals into isolators.
• Be detailed-oriented and enter accurate data entry into Internet Colony Management (ICM).
• Ensure compliance with all local, state and federal laws governing the use of research animals.
• Ability to prioritize and execute daily tasks with guidance from supervisor(s).
• Perform general housekeeping and adhere to EHS, safety, and ergonomic procedures.
• General computer skills and ability to quickly learn required computer programs, databases and other applications (i.e. ICM and Microsoft Office)
• Be able to learn to identify issues and communicate to management and learn the importance of our CRL DNA and core values.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Role Specific Information

• Schedule: Monday - Friday - early shifts, no weekends required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Sufficient computer knowledge to use a tablet computer and communicate using Microsoft Applications.
• The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification/Licensure: AALAS certification at the ALAT or above.

The hourly pay rate for this position is $18.00.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Nearest Major Market: Boston

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